There’s currently $2.4 billion in public and private investment in Downtown projects under way or that have recently been completed.

Nineteen new retailers opened their doors Downtown during 2010. Downtown also welcomed new restaurants, charter schools, a hotel and 2 higher learning institutions.

The CCC’s affiliate boards administered office and retail grants that secured almost 600,000 square feet of leased space Downtown during the year.

“Downtown’s 6.5 square miles is only a small part of Memphis – about 2 percent of its geographic area – but this relatively small space is our whole community’s brand and a powerful talent magnet that is also the answer to unsustainable sprawl,” the 2010 recap reads. “If we get this 6.5 square miles right, we can change our image, attract more people and jobs to our community and set ourselves on a path toward financial sustainability.”